Anchor rail for freight vehicles



Jun@ 2), 1961 A, E WiLKQFF 2,989,010

ANCHOR RAIL FOR FREIGHT VEHICLES Filed Oct. 13, 1958 INVENTOR. Aff/z/,Q 1 a//LKOFA BY h/qrrxs 9" 5.0669704/ rraeA/ys Ud See- Parent .0

of Ohio i Filed Oct. 13, 1958, Ser. No. 766,753

Claims. (Cl. 195-369) This invention relates broadly to freight vehicles, and more specifically to Vimprovements in -anchor rails for strapping and holding lading in place in a common carrior.

One of the obiects of the invention is to provide a channel rail h-av-ing the web thereof fabricated with a plurality of spaced rectangular openings therein, the edge of said openings being formed with inwardly directed flanges which are pierced ladjacent the bent portion thereof with aligned openings for the retention of an anchor pin for straps to restrain the load from shifting.

Another object of the invention resides in a welded connection between the anchor pins at the point of contact thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide an anchor rail which will accommodate securement of tie straps secured to the lading and confronting the 4anchor pin in either a vertical or horizontal plane.

Other objects of the invention reside in an anchor pin which is rigid of structure, 'economic of production, adapted for use without cutting or chaiing the strap, and a device which accommodates the strapping operation of the lading with ease and dispatch.

Other objects and advantages more or less ancillary to the foregoing, and the manner in which all the Various objects are realized, will appear in the following description, which considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, sets forth the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

FIG. 1 isa side elevational view of a Ifragmentary portion of a box car with portions thereof being broken away to show the position lof the anchor rails and the lading;

FIG. 2 is a view in perspective of the improved anchor rails and one of the side wall frame members that constitutes the anchor rail support-ing medium;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation as viewed from the interior of the oar illustrating in dot-dash lines the -form of the tabs that are folded inwardly to form the angle sections that support the anchor pins; and

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view through one of the anchor rails, the section being taken on a plane indicated by the line 4-4 in FIG. 3.

Referring rst to FIG. 1, the inner walls of the freight car 10 are provided with a plurality of parallel horizontal channel rails 11 disposed in vertical spaced relation with each other, and preferably secured .to the vertical frame members 12 (FIG. 2) of the car. The channels are rolled from sheet metal strips and the flanges 13 are formed with secondary flanges 14 thereon for securement of the channel to the vertical frame members 12. The web 15 of the channel is pierced with longitudinally spaced rectangular openings 16, the metal that surrounds the openings having diagonal kerfs 17 in the corners thereof that define tabs 18 (FIG. 3) which are pierced with holes 19--19 and 20-20 disposed respectively in aligned relation with each other. The tabs 18 are bent inwardly at right angles, as shown in FIG. 4, to form angle iron sections for the retention and support of vertical anchor pins 21 and horizontal anchor bars 22 that extend throughout the length of the channel. The holes 19-19 are offset from the holes -20 so the pins 21 will be disposed ice in contact and forward-the bars 22in order to resist a portion of the load imposed upon the bars 22. j

Y Thel upper flange 1-3,of the channel rail isfpierced with openings 23 to facilitate the assembly of the anchorpins 21. In assembly, the bars 22d are mounted in the aligned horizontal openings 20 in the tabs 18, then the pins are dropped in place in the aligned holes 19 in the vertical tabs, The pins and bar are then welded together at their point of contact, and the channel rail then mounted in the freightcar. I i Y 4 The size of the openings 16 may be Iformed to eccome modate the width of the strap to be used. For example, if a three-quarter inch strap is required, the openings 16 should 'be approximately two inches (2") square so the strap may be looped around either half of the pin or bar sections.

As customary in lading strapping of this form, the freight is encircled with a sigmoid band as it is loaded in the car, then the free ends of the strap are looped around the anchor pins 21 or the exposed portions of the bar 22.

It will be recognized that the load imposed upon the pins and bars is restrained, in thrust, by the ange of the angle section formed by the inturned tabs 18, and that the welded connection between the bars and pins will alford an anchor pin assembly which is rigid, permanent, and economic of manufacture. The anchor pins and channel rails are, moreover, hush with the interior of the car, are free from protrusions that might limit the utility or use of the car. The assembly of theirnproved anchor has the further advantage of being attractive of appearance, light -in weight and economic of production.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detailed character, in order that the invention may be completely set forth, it is to be understood that the specific terminology is not intended to be restrictive or confining, and that various rearrangements of parts and modifications of detail may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. An anchor rail for lading in frerght cars comprising a channel rail on a side wall of the oar having inwardly extending opposed side rails and a web connecting said walls remote from the side wall of the car, said web having spaced rectangular openings inthe web thereof, inwardly directed substantially triangular, vertical and horizontal tia-nges integral with the web of said channel framing the edges of said openings, said anges having openings therein, the openings in confronting flanges being disposed in aligned relation with each other, a vertical anchor pin in the openings in one pair of opposed flanges, a horizontal anchor pin in the openings in the other pair of opposed flanges, said horizontal pin being rearward and contiguous said vertical pin, said pins being welded together at their point of contact.

2. An anchor rail for lading in a freight car comprising a channel having inwardly extending opposed walls and a web connecting said Walls remote from the side walls of the car, said web having spaced rectangular openings in the web thereof, inwardly directed, vertical and horizontal integral anges around the edges of said open` ings, said flanges having openings therein, the openings in the confronting flanges being disposed inaligned relation, vert-ical anchor pins in `the openings in the horizontal flanges and horizontal anchor pins in the openings in the vertical fianges, one of said pins overlying the other and affixed thereto.

3. An anchor rail for lading in a freight car comprising a channel rail having inwardly extending opposed walls and a -web connecting said walls remote from the side Wall of the car, said web having a plurality of spaced rectangular openings in the web thereof, inturneu, vertical and horizontal integral flanges around the marginal edges of said opening having vertically aligned openings in the top and `bottom HangcS, and horizontally aligned openings in the side anges, `anchor pins in said vertically aligned openings, and lsecond anchor pins in said horizontally aligned opening, said anchor pins lbeing affixed to each other at the crossing point thereof.

4. An anchor rail for lading in a freight car comprising a channel rail having inwardly extending opposed walls and a web connecting said walls remote from the side wall of the car, said web havinga plurality of spaced rectangular openings in the web thereof and a second opening in the upper flanges of said channel in vertical aligned relation with the center of each of said openings,

inturned, vertical and horizontal integral flanges around the marginal edges of said opening having vertically aligned openings in the top and bottom flanges, and horizontally aligned openings in the side flanges, a vertical pin in said vertically aligned openings, a horizontal pin in said horizontally aligned openings, said pins being Welded together -at the crossing point thereof, the opening in the flange of said channel rail being slightly larger than said vertical pin.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,610,587 Pietzsch Sept. 16, 1952 42,856,866 Hall Oct. 21, 1958 2,876,712 Oakley Mar. 10, 1959 

